A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

A goodpreparation takes longer than the delivery.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather thancompetitive goals.

Discord gives a relish to concord.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

As long as there is life there is danger.

Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

Everytime we read, a seed is sown for the future.

Measurement of life should be rather proportioned to the intensity of experience than it's actual length.

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.